WOMEN’S 

UNION  CHRISTIAN  COLLEGES 
OF  THE  ORIENT 


> HF  Three  Million  Dollar  Drive  for  the 
Woman’s  Union  Christian  Colleges  of 
m the  Orient,  which  came  to  its  successful 

I close  January  1923,  gave  great  pub- 

B licity  to  these  colleges  and  also  much 
emphasis  and  encouragement  to  the 
union  work.  Many,  we  feel,  will  like  to  know  how  the 
three  million  dollars  is  being  spent  and  of  the  contin- 
ued work  of  these  colleges,  which  now,  with  the  larger 
equipment  thus  made  possible  has  added  respon- 
sibilities not  only  to  the  colleges  themselves  but  to 
the  cooperating  boards  and  so  to  all  who  gave  to  the 
fund  and  who  therefore  are  interested  in  the  success 
of  these  institutions. 

The  Joint  Committee  on  the  Union  Christian 
Colleges  in  the  Orient,  under  which  the  Building  Fund 
Committee  carried  on  its  campaign,  has  been  reor- 
ganized and  is  now  “The  Cooperating  Committee 
for  the  Women’s  Union  Christian  Colleges  in  Foreign 
Fields”  with  its  Executive  Secretary,  Miss  Florence  G. 
Tyler,  and  office  at  25  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City,  and  is  glad  to  give  fuller  information  from  each 
and  all  of  these  colleges. 


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WOMAN’S  CHRISTIAN  COLLEGE 

TOKYO,  JAPAN 

The  youngest  of  the  Woman’s  Christian  Colleges 
was  opened  in  1918  with  84  girls  in  a rented  building 
of  the  Presbyterian  Mission.  The  first  class  was 
graduated  in  1922.  The  total  number  of  graduates 
number  108,  this  includes  those  graduates  from  the 
short  courses.  The  first  graduates  gave  5000  yen  and  the 
second  graduating  class  of  39  gave  1 200  yen  towards  the 
new  buildings.  “The  finest  thing  I have  ever  attended 
in  Japan”  was  the  verdict  of  the  guests  who  gathered 
on  June  7, 1924  to  witness  the  inauguration  of  Dr.  Tetsu 
Yasui  as  President  and  the  dedication  of  the  new 
buildings.  This  was  held  in  the  Auditorium  of  the 
Classroom  building.  The  other  completed  buildings 
are  the  central  kitchen  and  dormitories  for  200 
students;  the  athletic  and  social  building  and  a 
residence  for  the  foreign  teachers.  A residence  for 
President  Yasui  is  to  be  built  in  the  near  future  to  be 
followed  probably  by  the  erection  of  the  library, 
administration  hall  and  just  as  rapidly  as  funds  per- 
mit, a chapel,  a science  hall  and  one  or  two  quad- 
rangles of  the  dormitory  system.  The  student  limit  is 
now  200 — 205  applied  for  entrance  in  April,  1923 


YENCHING  COLLEGE— PEKING  UNIVERSITY 

CHINA 

In  1905  at  the  American  Board  Mission  in  Peking 
under  the  auspices  of  four  mission  Boards  the  North 
China  Union  Woman’s  College  was  founded.  In  1920 
by  a vote  of  the  Trustees  of  Peking  University  which 
holds  a charter  under  the  state  of  New  York,  the 
Woman’s  College  became  the  College  of  Arts  and 
Sciences  for  the  Women  of  the  University,  its  name 
being  changed  to  Yenching  College.  The  College 


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outgrew  the  crowded  quarters  and  in  1916  secured  an 
old  ducal  property.  This  also  was  soon  outgrown  and 
in  1920  a new  campus  of  30  acres  adjoining  the  new 
campus  of  Peking  University  was  bought.  It  moves 
into  its  new  quarters  next  year. 

Peking  University  began  this  year  with  more  than 
400  students,  113  women.  Of  the  women  fifteen  are 
seniors,  the  largest  senior  class  so  far  in  its  history. 
The  freshman  class  number  29  who  are  carefully  chosen 
out  of  125  who  took  the  entrance  examinations.  The 
above  numbers  do  not  represent  any  increase  in  the 
student  body  for  the  simple  reason  that  there  is  not 
room  in  which  to  expand.  Every  available  student 
room  was  filled  last  year  but  the  faculty  has  increased, 
one  in  charge  of  religious  education,  one  from  Min- 
nesota to  teach  chemistry,  Sui  Wang  back  from 
Northwestern  College  to  join  the  educational  depart- 
ment, and  one  to  help  in  English  work. 

The  buildings  are  progressing  splendidly.  The  roofs 
are  on  the  four  dormitories.  The  Dean’s  residence, 
the  administration  building  and  the  Russell  Sage 
Building  are  painted.  The  foundation  is  progressing 
for  the  gymnasium.  The  possibilities  for  landscape 
gardening  are  infinite.  There  are  already  hills,  lakes 
and  streams  with  fascinating  variety 


GINLING  COLLEGE 

NANKING,  CHINA 

In  July  1923,  Ginling  College  moved  out  of  the  old 
mansion  in  which  it  began  its  career  and  all  summer 
the  work  of  completion,  settling  and  hustling  went  on 
inside  and  outside  the  new  buildings.  Even  yet  the 
compound  has  50  or  more  corners  instead  of  the  regu- 
lation number  for  grave  buying  and  removal  is  a slow 
process. 

On  October  31st,  1923,  Ginling  dedicated  its  six 


beautiful  new  buildings,  a science  building,  a recita- 
tion building,  a social  and  athletic  building,  and 
three  dormitories  and  an  additional  dormitory,  making 
the  seventh  has  been  completed.  The  best  character- 
istics of  the  old  Chinese  architecture  have  been  followed 
with  modern  scientific  improvements,  carved  red  col- 
umns, green  eaves  and  brilliantly  carved  tile  roofs. 
Prominent  officials  and  business  men,  representatives 
of  government  and  mission  Schools,  alumnae  and  a 
host  of  friends  came  to  pay  honor  to  the  college  in  its 
new  home.  The  student  body  now  numbers  130. 

Ginling  was  opened  in  1915  in  a Chinese  official 
residence,  which  was  picturesque  but  overcrowded  and 
only  a makeshift  at  best. 


WOMEN’S  DEPARTMENT 
OF  THE  SCHOOL  OF  MEDICINE  OF  SHANTUNG 
CHRISTIAN  UNIVERSITY 

TSINANFU,  CHINA 

From  Peking  to  Tsinan  has  been  a great  move  for 
the  North  China  Union  Medical  College.  The  enter- 
ing class  is  now  at  work  in  Tsinan.  One  dormitory 
and  one  residence  are  now  in  use.  “It  is  a great  joy 
to  have  a modern  building  with  plumbing  and  elec- 
tricity and  the  rooms  all  cheerful  and  sunny.  There  is 
ample  room  for  60  girls  in  the  main  dormitory  and  by 
crowding  as  we  did  in  Peking  we  could  put  in  70  or 
more  girls.”  The  China  Medical  Board  has  pledged 
550,000  for  the  land  and  buildings  on  a condition  that 
$115,000  is  raised  by  the  constituency  of  the  College. 
Appropriation  of  the  cooperating  Boards  and  con- 
tributions received  through  the  Union  College  Cam- 
paign total  this  amount.  Seven  received  their  diplo- 
mas last  June,  two  of  them  as  “technical  pharmacists” 
thus  making  a total  of  57  graduates;  26  have  been 
enrolled  this  year. 


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The  college  was  founded  in  1908  in  two  rooms  of  the 
Mary  Porter  Gamewell  School  in  Peking.  Later  it 
moved  to  three  buildings  on  the  Methodist  Compound. 
January  30th,  1924  it  moved  to  its  new  buildings  and 
new  location  in  Tsinanfu  and  began  “keeping  house” 
March  1924. 

WOMEN’S  CHRISTIAN  COLLEGE 

MADRAS,  INDIA 

The  college  was  opened  July  3rd  1924  with  138 
students  of  whom  1 1 5 are  in  residence.  All  except 
fourteen  are  Christians.  Among  the  old  students  31 
are  studying  medicine  and  22  are  being  trained  as 
teachers.  Five  are  already  in  practice  as  doctors  and 
four  are  government  inspectresses.  A large  majority 
of  the  others  are  either  married  or  are  teaching  in 
mission  schools.  Two  of  the  former  students  are  in 
America  and  nine  in  England. 

The  chapel  was  in  use  from  the  beginning  of  the  July 
term.  It  is  the  center  of  the  college  life.  St.  Chris- 
topher’s Training  College  has  completed  its  first  year. 

The  work  of  the  science  building  has  gone  on  steadily 
throughout  the  year.  The  greater  part  of  it  is  roofed 
and  the  exterior  is  nearly  complete.  We  confidently 
hope  it  will  be  ready  for  use  by  July  1925. 

Several  improvements  have  been  made  on  the 
compound.  Part  of  the  former  chapel  has  been  con- 
verted into  a suitable  sick-room  greatly  adding  to  the 
comfort  and  convenience  of  the  students.  New  store 
rooms  have  been  built  and  part  of  the  river  bank  at  the 
back  of  the  hostel  has  been  walled  up  providing  ad- 
ditional space  for  courts  and  other  games. 

The  college  was  opened  in  1915  in  a rented  Moham- 
medan’s home.  In  1916  its  own  land  and  buildings 
were  secured  by  generous  gift.  Going  there  it  soon 
outgrew  the  first  buildings  and  waited  for  funds  for 
further  buildings  which  the  campaign  supplied. 


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ISABELLA  THOBURN  COLLEGE 

LUCKNOW,  INDIA 

Thirty  acres  of  land  have  been  secured  for  the  new 
college  and  a fine  group  of  buildings  has  been  erected. 
The  administration  and  class  room  building  which 
faces  Fyzabad  Road,  the  college  hospital,  domestic 
science  building,  the  dining  room  for  students,  two 
hostels  and  the  teachers  building,  making  the  equip- 
ment unexcelled  in  India  for  the  higher  education  of 
women.  The  Bible  school  and  domestic  science 
laboratories  have  also  been  fitted.  The  registration 
in  the  college  is  142.  Of  these  ten  are  graduates  with 
the  Department  of  Education  and  24  are  studying  for 
a B.  A.  or  B.  Sch.  In  the  interdenominational  col- 
lege, 46  are  enrolled  in  the  F.  A.,  43  in  the  S.  L.  C.  The 
remaining  19  are  taking  the  Teachers’  Training  Course. 

The  oldest  of  the  seven  Colleges,  Isabella  Thoburn 
in  1870  gathered  six  children  as  an  experiment  in  a 
mud-walled  room  in  a bazaar  of  Lucknow.  After 
several  makeshifts  Miss  Thoburn  purchased  a nine 
acre  estate  called  Lai  Bagh.  Buildings  were  added 
but  growth  soon  crowded  them.  In  1923  the  school 
moved  from  Lai  Bagh  to  the  new  site,  Chand  Bagh, 
where  the  new  buildings  give  ample  accommodations 
to  the  college  which  has  become  the  Woman’s  Depart- 
ment of  Lucknow  University,  the  Oxford  of  India. 


MISSIONARY  MEDICAL  SCHOOL  FOR  WOMEN 

VELLORE,  INDIA 

There  are  twelve  acres  of  land  around  the  Cole 
Dispensary,  the  central  building  of  the  group  of  six 
planned  for  the  hospital  part  of  the  Vellore  Medical 
School.  Four  miles  beyond  is  the  residential  part  of 
the  medical  college.  “Here  on  the  200  acres  which  the 
Government  helped  us  to  acquire  will  be  built  the 


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Laura  Spelman  Rockefeller  Administration  Building, 
the  museum  and  laboratories,  the  Peabody  Library, 
doctor’s  residence,  students’  hostel;  also  the  ‘Hill 
Chapel.’  We  have  the  money  for  the  buildings  and 
equipment,  we  have  land  on  which  to  build,  we  see 
the  desperate  need  of  larger  hospitals  and  more  space — 
but  we  cannot  hustle  the  East.  As  our  vision  enlarges 
we  see  here  in  the  future  scientific  laboratories  where 
worth  while  research  work  will  be  done — such  things 
cannot  be  done  without  a finer  staff  and  sufficient  money 
to  carry  on  and  do  well  what  we  undertake.  The 
Council  of  the  Medical  College  feels  that  we  must 
aim  for  a million  dollar  endowment  if  this  college  is 
to  accomplish  all  that  is  planned.” 

The  Vellore  Child  Welfare  Centre  was  opened  in 
two  rooms  of  the  Cole  Dispensary  lent  by  the  Medical 
School  on  March  i,  1924.  In  the  past  seven  months 
281  different  babies  have  been  cared  for  and  individual 
visits  are  considerably  over  two  thousand;  our  daily 
average  is  now  16. 

The  Medical  School  was  opened  in  1917  at  the  Mary 
Taber  Schell  Hospital  of  the  Reformed  Church  in 
America.  The  Government  has  given  the  new  site — 
200  acres. 


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The  Cooperating  Committee  for  the  Women’s  Union 
Christian  Colleges  in  Foreign  Fields 
25  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 


